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America to phase out United States Customary Units by 2015 Congress chooses to develop new system of measurement over going metric WASHINGTON, DC – Amid great fanfare and excitement, American...

0May 3, 2012
America to phase out United States Customary Units by 2015

Congress chooses to develop new system of measurement over going metric WASHINGTON, DC – Amid great fanfare and excitement, American...
0May 1, 2012
Do: A Google Search Poem

Writer’s Note: These poems were composed with my blood, sweat, tears, and by typing the beginning of sentences into my...
0April 26, 2012
Of Trust and Mind Snakes

There are two times in my life when I’ve pretended to be bitten by a snake. The first was when...
0April 26, 2012
10 Profile Pictures Every Girl Needs

A photo with your best friend! Make a joke about how you’re lesbians. It will show people that you’re cool...
0April 24, 2012
The Plumber’s Crack

McGill University’s undergraduate journal of misogyny and slavery, “The Plumber’s Crack” (a triple-entendre referring to shoddy materials, the prevalent drug...
0April 19, 2012
Mac Campus

Macdonald Campus: Maybe you’ve heard rumors of it in McConnel Engineering’s dimly lit hallways, or perhaps you’ve even met a...
0April 17, 2012
The Visitor

It was a pithy winter break marked by brief encounters with high school acquaintances and gluttonous tendencies. By early January,...
0April 12, 2012
Occupation FAQ

Where Are We? Perhaps a better question is where aren’t we? We’re with the exploited proletariat lacking the protection of...
0April 10, 2012
Grumblings from a McGill Employee

Dear Red Herring Readers, I’m old; completely over the hill. At this point in my life, I think I can...
0April 5, 2012
What Your Monopoly Playing Piece Says About You

The Top Hat: You know your way around the board. Boardwalk Avenue, Park Place, it ain’t no thang. While your...
0March 4, 2012
GOP Primer

Recently, American politics has turned in to what can best be described as a “clusterfuck,” or can be summarized even...
0March 1, 2012
My Midlife Crisis

Some of my friends have pointed out to me that I have been acting sort of differently lately. Nothing major,...
0March 1, 2012
Inferno at 157 Suffolk

“Quick Margaret! Bring me that ladder!” Sheila yelled, pointing to the big wooden ladder on the side of the fire...
0March 1, 2012
Chem 110 Student Burns down Otto Maass Building

In what school officials are calling “a tragic accident” the Otto Maass building burnt down this Friday leaving only smoldering...
0March 1, 2012
The Words of the Prophets Are Written on the Bathroom Stalls

There is love in revolution so I ought to make peace, not war, while getting a fantastic deal on metro...